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2 Kings 18:12

This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey.

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ASV

because they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.

KJV

Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַ֣ל׀'alonH5921 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
שָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'Uthey had listenedH8085 →
בְּקוֹל֙be.kOlto [the] voice ofH6963 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemGod theirH430 →
וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.Ruand they had transgressedH5674 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.Tocovenant hisH1285 →
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834 →
צִוָּ֔הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680 →
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
עֶ֣בֶד'E.ved[the] servant ofH5650 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
שָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'Uthey listenedH8085 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
עָשֽׂוּ׃ פ'a.Suthey didH6213 →

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Daniel 9:10and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets.Deuteronomy 17:2If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenantDeuteronomy 11:28but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.Jeremiah 7:23but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.Nehemiah 9:26–27But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.Daniel 9:6–11We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, and fathers, and to all the people of the land.Deuteronomy 29:24–28So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’Deuteronomy 8:20Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.Numbers 12:7But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.1 Kings 9:6But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,Psalms 107:17Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.2 Timothy 2:24And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.2 Kings 17:7–23All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other godsJeremiah 3:8She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.Isaiah 1:19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.

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